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Grassland Ecosystems PILOT ANALYSIS OF GLOBAL ECOSYSTEMS Grassland Ecosystems Robin White Siobhan Murray Mark Rohweder PILOT ANALYSIS OF GLOBAL ECOSYSTEMS Grassland Ecosystems ROBIN P. WHITE SIOBHAN MURRAY MARK ROHWEDER CAROL ROSEN PUBLICATIONS DIRECTOR HYACINTH BILLINGS PRODUCTION MANAGER MAGGIE POWELL AND KATHY DOUCETTE COVER DESIGN AND LAYOUT MELISSA EDEBURN EDITING Each World Resources Institute report represents a timely, scholarly treat- inquiry. It also solicits and responds to guidance of advisory panels and ment of a subject of public concern. WRI takes responsibility for choosing expert reviewers. Unless otherwise stated, however, all the interpretation the study topic and guaranteeing its authors and researchers freedom of and findings set forth in WRI publications are those of the authors. Copyright © 2000 World Resources Institute. All rights reserved. Photo Credits: Cover: Digital Imagery © Copyright 2000 PhotoDisc, Inc.; African savanna ISBN: 1-56973-461-5 Smaller Ecosystem Photos: Forests: Digital Vision, Ltd.; Agriculture: Philippe Berry, IFPRI; Library of Congress Card No. 00-111019 Grasslands: PhotoDisc; Freshwater: Dennis A. Wentz; Coastal: Digital Vision, Ltd. Prologue: Bruce G. Stumpf © Copyright 1999-2000; Grasslands of the Masai Mara, Kenya Printed in the United States of America on chlorine-free paper with Grassland Extent and Change, Digital Stock Corporation © Copyright 1996; Wildebeest Food, Forage, and Livestock: Digital Vision Ltd.; Cattle herding. recycled content of 50%, 20% of which is post-consumer. Biodiversity: R. P. White; Upland Sandpiper Carbon Storage: © 1999 FEC; Burning mesquite-tobosagrass rangeland Tourism and Recreation: IUCN-The World Conservation Union, 1999; Tourist bus in Serengeti. Pilot Analysis of Global Ecosystems Grassland Ecosystems ROBIN P. WHITE SIOBHAN MURRAY MARK ROHWEDER With analytical contributions from: Stephen D. Prince, University of Maryland, Geography Department Kirsten M.J. Thompson, World Resources Institute Published by World Resources Institute Washington, DC This report is also available at http://www.wri.org/wr2000 Pilot Analysis of Global Ecosystems (PAGE) Project Management A series of five technical reports, available in print and on-line at Norbert Henninger, WRI http://www.wri.org/wr2000. Walt Reid, WRI Dan Tunstall, WRI AGROECOSYSTEMS Valerie Thompson, WRI Stanley Wood, Kate Sebastian, and Sara J. Scherr, Pilot Analysis of Global Ecosystems: Arwen Gloege, WRI Agroecosystems, A joint study by International Food Policy Research Institute and World Elsie Velez-Whited, WRI Resources Institute, International Food Policy Research Institute and World Resources Institute, Washington D.C. Agroecosystems November 2000 / paperback / ISBN 1-56973-457-7 / US$20.00 Stanley Wood, International Food Policy Research Institute COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS Kate Sebastian, International Food Lauretta Burke, Yumiko Kura, Ken Kassem, Mark Spalding, Carmen Revenga, and Policy Research Institute Don McAllister, Pilot Analysis of Global Ecosystems: Coastal Ecosystems, World Resources Sara J. Scherr, University of Institute, Washington D.C. Maryland November 2000 / paperback / ISBN 1-56973-458-5 / US$20.00 Coastal Ecosystems FOREST ECOSYSTEMS Lauretta Burke, WRI Emily Matthews, Richard Payne, Mark Rohweder, and Siobhan Murray, Pilot Analysis Yumiko Kura, WRI of Global Ecosystems: Forest Ecosystems, World Resources Institute, Washington D.C. Ken Kassem, WRI October 2000 / paperback / ISBN 1-56973-459-3 / US$20.00 Mark Spalding, UNEP-WCMC Carmen Revenga, WRI FRESHWATER SYSTEMS Don McAllister, Ocean Voice Carmen Revenga, Jake Brunner, Norbert Henninger, Ken Kassem, and Richard Payne International Pilot Analysis of Global Ecosystems: Freshwater Systems, World Resources Institute, Washington D.C. Forest Ecosystems October 2000 / paperback / ISBN 1-56973-460-7 / US$20.00 Emily Matthews, WRI Richard Payne, WRI GRASSLAND ECOSYSTEMS Mark Rohweder, WRI Robin White, Siobhan Murray, and Mark Rohweder, Pilot Analysis of Global Ecosystems: Siobhan Murray, WRI Grassland Ecosystems, World Resources Institute, Washington D.C. November 2000 / paperback / ISBN 1-56973-461-5 / US$20.00 Freshwater Systems Carmen Revenga, WRI Jake Brunner, WRI Norbert Henninger, WRI The full text of each report will be available on-line at the time of publication. Printed Ken Kassem, WRI copies may be ordered by mail from WRI Publications, P.O. Box 4852, Hampden Richard Payne, WRI Station, Baltimore, MD 21211, USA. To order by phone, call 1-800-822-0504 (within the United States) or 410-516-6963 or by fax 410-516-6998. Orders may also be placed on-line at http://www.wristore.com. Grassland Ecosystems Robin White, WRI The agroecosystem report is also available at http://www.ifpri.org. Printed copies may Siobhan Murray, WRI be ordered by mail from the International Food Policy Research Institute, Communica- Mark Rohweder, WRI tions Service, 2033 K Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20006-5670, USA. iv Pilot Analysis of Global Ecosystems Contents FOREWORD ............................................................................................................................................................................viii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ............................................................................................................................................................. x INTRODUCTION TO THE PILOT ANALYSIS OF GLOBAL ECOSYSTEMS ............................................................................. 1 GRASSLAND ECOSYSTEMS: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................ ..1 Scope of Analysis Key Findings and Information Issues Conclusions Recommendations for Future Grassland Assessments PROLOGUE: GRASSLAND ECOSYSTEMS—WHY THEY MATTER, HOW THEY’RE DOING ........................................... ..7 GRASSLAND EXTENT AND CHANGE ................................................................................................................................... 11 A Working Definition of Grasslands Extent of Global Grassland Cover Global Grassland Cover: Information Status and Needs FOOD, FORAGE, AND LIVESTOCK ....................................................................................................................................... 29 Global Grassland Production of Food, Forage, and Livestock Trends in Grassland Production of Food, Forage, and Livestock Grassland Modification to Produce Food, Forage, and Livestock Capacity of Grasslands to Sustain Production of Food, Forage, and Livestock Grassland Production of Food, Forage, and Livestock: Information Status and Needs BIODIVERSITY ........................................................................................................................................................................ 39 The Diversity of Grasslands Trends in Grassland Biodiversity Human Modification of Grassland Biodiversity Capacity of Grasslands to Sustain Biodiversity Grassland Biodiversity: Information Status and Needs CARBON STORAGE ................................................................................................................................................................ 49 Grassland Storage of Carbon Carbon Stores in Grasslands and Other Terrestrial Ecosystems Human Modification of Grassland Carbon Stores Capacity of Grasslands to Maintain or Increase Terrestrial Carbon Stores Grassland Carbon Storage: Information Status and Needs TOURISM AND RECREATION ................................................................................................................................................ 55 Grasslands as Tourist and Recreational Attractions Trends in Grassland Tourism and Recreation Grassland Modification to Support Tourism and Recreation Capacity of Grasslands to Sustain Tourism and Recreation Grassland Tourism and Recreation: Information Status and Needs Grassland Ecosystems v ABBREVIATIONS AND UNITS................................................................................................................................................ 63 REFERENCES .......................................................................................................................................................................... 65 TABLES Table 1. Ideal Indicators of Grassland Condition ............................................................................................................. .8 Table 2. Grassland Extent, Goods and Services, and Indicators....................................................................................... .9 Table 3. Extent of the World’s Grasslands ........................................................................................................................ 12 Table 4. Ecosystem Area and Population ......................................................................................................................... 13 Table 5. Grassland Types of the World ............................................................................................................................. 14 Table 6. World Regions, PAGE Grassland Area, and Population ..................................................................................... 15 Table 7. Top Countries for Grassland Area....................................................................................................................... 16 Table 8. Top Countries for Percent of Grassland Area .....................................................................................................
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